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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – i i; Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE; S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 5
  • Page 3 – i i i; Contents; Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • Page 4 – i v; Chapter 3: Powering up
  • Page 5 – Chapter 5: Software support
  • Page 6 – v i; Using the NVIDIA; Chapter 6: SLITM technology support
  • Page 7 – v i i
  • Page 8 – v i i i; Notices; F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t; interference that may cause undesired operation.; C a n a d i a n D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S t a t e m e n t; or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
  • Page 9 – i x; Safety information; E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y
  • Page 10 – About this guide; H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d
  • Page 11 – x i; C o n v e n t i o n s u s e d i n t h i s g u i d e; Typography; Command; awdflash A8NSLISE.ROM; W h e r e t o f i n d m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n
  • Page 12 – A8N-SLI SE specifications summary; C P U
  • Page 13 – S p e c i a l f e a t u r e s
  • Page 14 – P o w e r R e q u i r e m e n t
  • Page 15 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 16 – A S U S A 8 N - S L I S E; Chapter summary
  • Page 17 – Package contents
  • Page 18 – C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u c t i o n; Special features; . 3 . 1 P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s; L a t e s t p r o c e s s o r t e c h n o l o g y
  • Page 20 – . 3 . 2 A S U S P r o a c t i v e f e a t u r e s; A I N O S TM ( N o n - D e l a y O v e r c l o c k i n g S y s t e m ); ASUS Non-delay Overclocking SystemTM (NOS) is a technology that; A I A u d i o t e c h n o l o g y; the Realtek; U S B 2 . 0 t e c h n o l o g y; The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; T e m p e r a t u r e , f a n , a n d v o l t a g e m o n i t o r i n g; per minute (RPM) is monitored for timely failure detection. The ASIC
  • Page 21 – . 3 . 3 I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s; guarantees adequate supply of power to the motherboard and other
  • Page 23 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 25 – Onboard LED; Before you proceed
  • Page 26 – C h a p t e r 2 : H a r d w a r e i n f o r m a t i o n; Motherboard overview; to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; . 2 . 1 P l a c e m e n t d i r e c t i o n; rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.
  • Page 27 – . 2 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t
  • Page 28 – . 2 . 4 L a y o u t C o n t e n t s
  • Page 30 – . 3 . 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U; Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing; Gold triangle
  • Page 32 – . 3 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g t h e h e a t s i n k a n d f a n; The AMD AthlonTM 64FX, AMD AthlonTM 64X2 or AMD Athlon 64TM processor
  • Page 34 – When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan; errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
  • Page 35 – System memory; The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual; . 4 . 2 M e m o r y C o n f i g u r a t i o n s; You may install 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered ECC or non-ECC
  • Page 36 – D D R 4 0 0 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t
  • Page 38 – . 4 . 4 R e m o v i n g a D I M M; clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.; . 4 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g a D I M M; to both the motherboard and the components.
  • Page 39 – Expansion slots; . 5 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g a n e x p a n s i o n c a r d; Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing
  • Page 40 – The PCI slots support cards such as; . 5 . 3 I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; S t a n d a r d i n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.; I R Q a s s i g n m e n t s f o r t h i s m o t h e r b o a r d; “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise,
  • Page 41 – . 5 . 5 T w o P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 s l o t s; PCI Express x16 graphics cards.; . 5 . 7 P C I E x p r e s s x 4 s l o t; The Universal PCIe slot supports a total bandwidth of 1GB/s.
  • Page 42 – Jumpers; Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC; A8N-SLI SE Clear RTC RAM; CLRTC
  • Page 43 – Connectors; . 7 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s; LAN port; L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s
  • Page 44 – A u d i o 2 , 4 , o r 6 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 45 – . 7 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s; The Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable
  • Page 46 – . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s; • The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA
  • Page 47 – A8N-SLI SE Fan Connectors
  • Page 48 – This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port; A8N-SLI SE COM Port Connector; The com port module is purchased separately .
  • Page 49 – P o w e r s u p p l y r e q u i r e m e n t s; A8N-SLI SE ATX Power Connectors; EATXPWR
  • Page 50 – This connector is for a GAME/MIDI port. Connect the USB/GAME; A8N-SLI SE Internal Audio Connectors; AUX; A8N-SLI SE Game Connector; The Game/MIDI port is purchased separately .
  • Page 51 – A8N-SLI SE Chassis Intrusion Connector; CHASSIS; A8N-SLI SE Front Panel Audio Connector
  • Page 52 – A8N-SLI SE System Panel Connector; PANEL
  • Page 53 – Powering up; This chapter describes the power up
  • Page 55 – Starting up for the first time
  • Page 56 – C h a p t e r 3 : P o w e r i n g u p; Powering off the computer; . 2 . 1 U s i n g t h e O S s h u t d o w n f u n c t i o n
  • Page 57 – BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 58 – A S U S A 8 N S L I S E
  • Page 59 – Managing and updating your BIOS; . 1 . 1 C r e a t i n g a b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k
  • Page 60 – C h a p t e r 4 : B I O S s e t u p; . 1 . 2 U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S
  • Page 62 – . 1 . 3 S a v i n g t h e c u r r e n t B I O S f i l e; Make sure that the floppy disk has enough disk space to save the file.
  • Page 63 – . 1 . 4 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 u t i l i t y; process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard; updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.; R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m t h e s u p p o r t C D; To recover the BIOS from the support CD:; DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing; When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the
  • Page 64 – R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m a f l o p p y d i s k; When no CD is found, the utility automatically checks the optical
  • Page 65 – . 1 . 5 A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y
  • Page 66 – . 1 . 6 A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y; I n s t a l l i n g A S U S U p d a t e; Quit all Windows
  • Page 67 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h t h e I n t e r n e t
  • Page 68 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h a B I O S f i l e
  • Page 69 – BIOS setup program; This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip
  • Page 70 – • The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference
  • Page 72 – Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window with
  • Page 73 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,; Refer to section “4.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu; Allows you to set the system time.
  • Page 74 – item then press to display the IDE device information.
  • Page 75 – Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not
  • Page 76 – installed in the system.; Extended Drive; Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system.; Access Mode; Sets the sector addressing mode. Configuration options:; Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have; Capacity; Cylinder
  • Page 77 – Head; Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not; Precomp; Shows the number of precomp per track. This item is not configurable.; Landing Zone; Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not configurable.
  • Page 78 – Advanced menu; and other system devices.; Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
  • Page 79 – DRAM Configuration; The items in this sub-menu show the DRAM-related information; This item is not configurable.
  • Page 80 – Sets the Hyper Transport frequency.
  • Page 81 – DMA and memory base address fields.; When the item Resources Controlled By is set to [Auto], the item IRQ
  • Page 82 – IRQ Resources
  • Page 83 – IDE Function Setup; Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
  • Page 84 – Allows you to enable or disable the SATA2 DMA transfer access.; NVRAID Configuration; Enables or disables the onboard RAID controller. When Enabled,
  • Page 85 – USB Configuration
  • Page 86 – Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
  • Page 87 – Allows you to enable or disable the EZ-Plug warning feature.; the ASUS AI Selector. If the BIOS setting is not the same as the AI
  • Page 89 – Sets the PCI Clock Synchronization mode.
  • Page 90 – Sets the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode.; Setting to [Fastest] may cause your system to be unstable. If this
  • Page 92 – Power menu; Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power
  • Page 93 – When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system; first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the
  • Page 95 – The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values; Allows you to enable or disable the Q-Fan2 controller.; CPU Fan Speed
  • Page 96 – CPU Target Temperature; Allows you to set the CPU fan warning speed.
  • Page 97 – Boot menu; on the number of devices installed in the system.
  • Page 98 – Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system.
  • Page 99 – Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature.
  • Page 100 – Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.; • Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you want to use; Allows you to error report type.
  • Page 101 – Supervisor Password; Press any key to continue. The password field setting is changed to
  • Page 102 – preventing unauthorized access. The User password is required to; Password Check; setup or the system. Select [Setup] to require the password before
  • Page 103 – Exit menu; An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even; Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the; Exit & Discard Changes; made to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than; the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save
  • Page 104 – Load Setup Defaults; This option allows you to load the default values for each of the; Discard Changes
  • Page 105 – This chapter describes the contents
  • Page 107 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; motherboard features.; . 2 . 1 R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 109 – N V I D I A C h i p s e t n T u n e U t i l i t y; Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet; A S U S A I B o o s t e r
  • Page 110 – C h a p t e r 5 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t; M i c r o s o f t D i r e c t X
  • Page 112 – . 2 . 5 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n; find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.; . 2 . 6 O t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n; display the specified information.; M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o; Displays the general specifications of the motherboard.
  • Page 113 – B r o w s e t h i s C D; Displays the support CD contents in graphical format.; T e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t F o r m; when requesting technical support.
  • Page 114 – F i l e l i s t
  • Page 115 – Software information
  • Page 117 – . 3 . 2 A u d i o c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; S o u n d E f f e c t o p t i o n s; The Jack-sensing and UAJ
  • Page 118 – S / P D I F o p t i o n; To set the sound effect options:
  • Page 119 – S p e a k e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n; Auto Test to test your settings.
  • Page 120 – A I A u d i o f e a t u r e
  • Page 121 – connected to the proper audio jack and repeat connector sensing.; H R T F D e m o
  • Page 122 – R e a r p a n e l a u d i o p o r t s f u n c t i o n v a r i a t i o n; configuration as shown in the table on page 2-20.; G e n e r a l s e t t i n g s; This option shows the audio settings and allows you to change the
  • Page 123 – . 3 . 3 U s i n g t h e N V I D I A; The motherboard supports the NVIDIA; L a u n c h i n g t h e N V F i r e w a l l TM s u m m a r y; FirewallTM icon from the; the NVFirewallTM Summary
  • Page 124 – S e t t i n g s e c u r i t y p r o f i l e s
  • Page 125 – T u r n i n g t h e N V F i r e w a l l TM o f f; to viruses, hackers or intruders after you turn off the firewall.
  • Page 126 – RAID configurations; set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk
  • Page 127 – . 4 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g h a r d d i s k s; The motherboard supports Ultra DMA /133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard; I n s t a l l i n g P a r a l l e l A T A h a r d d i s k s; To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration:; I n s t a l l i n g S e r i a l A T A ( S A T A ) h a r d d i s k s; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 128 – R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; S e t t i n g t h e B I O S R A I D i t e m s; “NVIDIA
  • Page 129 – E n t e r i n g t h e N V I D I A; To enter the NVIDIA; only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen.; to move through and select menu options.; C r e a t i n g a R A I D V o l u m e; To create a RAID volume:
  • Page 131 – R e b u i l d i n g a R A I D a r r a y; A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the
  • Page 133 – D e l e t i n g a R A I D a r r a y
  • Page 134 – C l e a r i n g a d i s k d a t a
  • Page 135 – Creating a RAID driver disk
  • Page 136 – Cool ‘n’ Quiet!TM Technology; . 6 . 1 E n a b l i n g C o o l ʻ n ʼ Q u i e t ! TM T e c h n o l o g y; W i n d o w s
  • Page 137 – . 6 . 2 L a u n c h i n g t h e C o o l ʻ n ʼ Q u i e t ! TM s o f t w a r e; If you are using Windows
  • Page 138 – Using the NVIDIA; . 7 . 1 M a n a g i n g y o u r n F o r c e TM s y s t e m
  • Page 139 – and auxiliary fan speeds.
  • Page 140 – calculated system performance results.
  • Page 141 – Using the ASUS AI Selector utility; . 8 . 1 L a u n c h i n g t h e A S U S A I S e l e c t o r
  • Page 142 – the AI Selector menu.; . 8 . 2 U s i n g t h e S L I m o d e; Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows” on page 6-7 for details.; • When the SLI mode is disabled, the multi-monitor feature is
  • Page 143 – This chapter tells how to install
  • Page 145 – Overview; R e q u i r e m e n t s; • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows
  • Page 146 – . 2 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g S L I - r e a d y g r a p h i c s c a r d s; To install the graphics cards:; Dual graphics card setup
  • Page 147 – Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.
  • Page 148 – cable to the EZ PlugTM labeled EZ_PLUG on your motherboard.; The onboard red warning LED lights up if you do not plug a 4-pin ATX; the blue PCI Express slot.
  • Page 149 – . 2 . 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e d e v i c e d r i v e r s; install the device drivers.; . 2 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g t h e A S U S A I S e l e c t o r u t i l i t y
  • Page 150 – Click the NVIDIA Settings icon; . 2 . 4 E n a b l i n g t h e m u l t i - G P U f e a t u r e i n W i n d o w s; From the nView Desktop Manager
  • Page 152 – . 2 . 5 S e t t i n g t h e A S U S A I S e l e c t o r u t i l i t y; restart your system. Refer to Table 1 below for the AI Selector card; T a b l e 1; • When the SLI mode is disabled, the multi-monitor mode is
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i i Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation ke...

Page 3 - i i i; Contents; Chapter 1: Product introduction

i i i Contents Notices ............................................................................................... viiiSafety information .............................................................................. ixAbout this guide ...............................................................

Page 4 - i v; Chapter 3: Powering up

i v Contents 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................. 2-152.5.3 Interrupt assignments ........................................... 2-162.5.4 PCI slots ................................................................ 2-162.5.5 Two PCI Express x16 slots ...........................

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